A guy sent fake emails. Google and Facebook paid him $100 million.
Yes, really.
Evaldas Rimasauskas, a 50-year-old from Lithuania, pretended to be a real company called Quanta Computer — a supplier both tech giants actually used.
He sent fake invoices. Fake contracts. Fake letters.
And it worked.
Google wired $23 million. Facebook wired $98 million.
The money went to bank accounts across seven countries. Latvia. Cyprus. Slovakia. Lithuania. Hungary. Hong Kong.
Then he got caught. Extradited to New York. Pleaded guilty.
He faces 30 years in prison.
Both companies got most of their money back. But here's the scary part: The FBI says these "Business Email Compromise" scams are up 1,300% since 2015. Over $3 billion stolen.
If two of the smartest tech companies in the world can be fooled by fake emails? Anyone can. 💻💸
References: www.justice.gov - www.bbc.com - www.npr.org - www.theguardian.com
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